Teachers groups plan protest of ExxonMobil ITEP request
Several East Baton Rouge Parish teachers groups as well as Together Baton Rouge are gathering outside of today’s school board meeting to request a...
Tariffs could spell delay or end to Fluor’s Lake Charles Methanol project
A $3.8 billion methanol project in Louisiana could be delayed or canceled if the U.S. imposes a tariff on components for a critical piece...
Energy Department streamlines approval of small-scale LNG exports
The Trump administration is expediting the approval process for projects that are meant to export small amounts of natural gas, including liquefied natural gas,...
New ITEP rules clear another hurdle
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry approved the state’s changes to the Industrial Tax Exemption Program today, which were supported by business and...
Trump’s trade war spooks Louisiana ports, businesses that rely on them
The place that stands to take the hardest hit in the global trade war can be found right in our backyard. Most U.S. grain,...
Pipeline companies seek relief from steel tariffs
Major U.S. energy companies—including Plains All American Pipeline, Hess Corp and Kinder Morgan Inc.—are among those seeking exemptions from steel-import tariffs as the United...
Engage Cuba’s Louisiana Council says industry to gain from embargo removal
Seeking to tap into shifting public opinion and changing politics, a Washington, D.C.-based group recently announced the creation of a Louisiana Council expressly dedicated...
Insight: Ready for a new story
And the hits just keep on coming. Employers in Louisiana have felt the pinch over the last year of an economy in recession, billions...
Louisiana candidates for governor talk industry
The voting booth looms large both this year and next for those in Louisiana industry and its many supporting and related enterprises, from chemical...
